Session Profile: Martin Helme
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
2024-04-29
Political Position
The political position is strongly opposed to the expansion of the European Central Bank's mandate and the green agenda (ESG, green terror), which are deemed economy-destroying and ideological. Another crucial topic is the demographic crisis, where the government's anti-family policies and the legalization of same-sex marriage are criticized, emphasizing the need to reduce abortion. The position is strongly value-based and critical of failed economic policies, calling for a defense of common sense.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise in the field of monetary policy and macroeconomics, referring to the European Central Bank's mandate, inflation levels, and the impact of money printing. Technical terms such as ESG, deindustrialization, and the amortization of capital costs are used, and specific estimates are presented (e.g., 1.5 billion euros in interest rate hike costs to the Estonian economy). It is assumed that the central bank should assess the direct impact of the CO2 tax, money printing, and environmental requirements on consumer prices.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is highly combative, accusatory, and alarmist, employing strong emotional phrases such as "green terror," "climate panic," and the "manifesto of death culture." Logical economic arguments (interest rate hikes, CO2 impact) are interwoven with ideological attacks, accusing opponents of dismantling the market economy and going along with "stupidity." The speaker uses rhetorical questions and contrasts official analyses (e.g., warm weather raised the price by 0.7%) with hidden, yet catastrophic consequences.
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Activity Patterns
The speaker actively participates in the plenary session debates, posing questions as well as delivering longer presentations, and manages procedural time allocation ("to rent eight minutes"). All their contributions focus either on criticizing economic policy and the green agenda or attacking the government's social policy.
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Opposition Stance
The main opponents are the government (which is labeled as the most anti-family and anti-child government in Estonian history), the European Central Bank (which is accused of enforcing an ideological agenda and a catastrophic monetary policy failure), and the proponents of the green and woke agendas. The criticism is intense, ideological, and precludes compromise, labeling the opponents' positions as "radical feminist slogans."
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Collaboration Style
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Regional Focus
The focus is primarily international (covering the activities of the European Central Bank, European deindustrialization, and the impact of CO2 quotas) and national (addressing Estonia's demographic crisis and the effect of interest rate hikes on the Estonian economy). Also mentioned are the effects of environmental requirements on the transport sector and restrictions on driving to "certain areas."
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Economic Views
The economic views emphasize the stability of the money supply and the defense of the market economy, standing in opposition to unrestrained money printing and high interest rates that drain significant sums from the Estonian economy. The speaker is strongly anti-regulation, particularly concerning green policies (such as the CO2 tax and mandatory renovations), which are viewed as destroying competitiveness and causing deindustrialization. Climate policy is seen as an attempt to abolish private property and the market economy.
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Social Issues
In social issues, the speaker is strongly conservative, opposing same-sex marriage and accusing the government of hostility toward the family. The need to reduce abortions to solve the demographic crisis is strongly emphasized, claiming that this could increase the number of births by up to one third. Opposing viewpoints are branded as a "manifesto of the culture of death."
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus centers on criticizing the economic impact of existing government policies and European regulations (such as the CO2 tax and green requirements), coupled with demanding comprehensive analyses. The key priorities are opposing the government's social policy (specifically same-sex marriage) and addressing the demographic crisis by reducing abortions, while simultaneously accusing the government of setting the wrong priorities.
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